The engineers were applying the pumps when Barrett, leading stoker, left No. 5 boiler room, but even if they had succeeded in getting all the pumps in the ship to work they could not have saved the ship or prolonged her life to any appreciable extent. EFFECT OF SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL SUBDIVISION UPON FLOATATION. _Water-tight decks._--It is in evidence that advantage might be obtained from the point of view of greater safety in having a water-tight deck. Without entering into the general question of the advantage of water-tight decks for all ships, it is desirable to form an opinion in the case of the _Titanic_ as to whether making the bulkhead deck water-tight would have been an advantage in the circumstances of the accident, or in case of accident to ships of this class. I am advised that it is found that with all the compartments certainly known to have been flooded, viz., those forward of No. 4 boiler room, the ship would have remained afloat if the bulkhead deck had been a water-tight deck. If, however, No. 4 boiler room had also been flooded the ship would not have remained afloat unless, in addition to making the bulkhead deck water-tight, the transverse bulkhead abaft of No. 4 boiler room had been carried up to D deck. To make the bulkhead deck effectively water-tight for this purpose it would have been necessary to carry water-tight trunks round all the openings in the bulkhead deck up to C deck. It has been shown that with the bulkhead abaft No. 5 boiler room carried to C deck the ship would have remained afloat if the compartments certainly known to have been damaged had been flooded. I do not desire to express an opinion upon the question whether it would have conduced to safety in the case of the _Titanic_ if a water-tight deck had been fitted below the water line, as there may be some objections to such a deck. There are many considerations involved, and I think that the matter should be dealt with by the bulkhead committee for ships in general. _Longitudinal subdivision._--The advantages and disadvantages of longitudinal subdivision by means of water-tight bunker bulkheads were pointed out in evidence. While not attempting to deal with this question generally for ships, I am advised that if the _Titanic_ had been divided in the longitudinal method, instead of in the transverse method only, she would have been able, if damaged as supposed, to remain afloat, though with a list which could have been corrected by putting water ballast into suitable places. This subject is one, however, which again involves many considerations, and I think that for ships generally the matter should be referred to the bulkhead committee for their consideration and report.